HD Graphics (Braswell) vs GeForce 930A
Aggregated performance score
GeForce 930A outperforms HD Graphics (Braswell) by 427% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 700 | 1153 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.10 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | Gen. 8 (2015−2016) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | Braswell |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Current price | $350 | $216 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GeForce 930A and HD Graphics (Braswell) have a nearly equal value for money.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 928 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 941 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 22.58 | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 722.7 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce 930A and HD Graphics (Braswell) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | no data |
| Width | IGP | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| Memory type | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | no data |
| CUDA | 5.0 | no data |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.27 | 0.62 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
The GeForce 930A is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Braswell) in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 930A is a desktop card while HD Graphics (Braswell) is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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